Ellie’s Notes – 5/28/23
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
The closing of Sandpiper should be a signal to every resident of the Greater Sun City Center area that the time to ramp up and resist Clublink’s bid to develop their golf properties here is urgent. Right about now, Clublink, encouraged by their win at the Woodlands in Broward County and the engagement of 13th Floor developers to partner with them on that project, is proceeding with their project plan for SCC and preparing their application to build more housing in Sun City Center for submission to Hillsborough County.
We can not leave anything to chance and must not be complacent. Everyone must be prepared to fight because if we all come together, we can prevail and our green spaces will stay green. The first order of business is for every citizen to sign the petition. Numbers are powerful and send a message to the CA and the Hillsborough commissioners.
Petitions are available to sign at the Emergency Squad on 720 Ray Watson Drive or at the Security Patrol 1225 Pebble Beach Blvd. Or there is a form you can print out on the Save Sun City Website under the “Take Action” section. Ask your friends and neighbors to join you in supporting this effort. Contact Carol Hugill at cah5652@gmail.com or follow the instructions on the petition. Every signature truly matters.
If you have a little time, please help us. Any skills you possess can be deployed on one of our standing committees or special projects. We have a very small group of people pushing the giant boulder up the hill but if we are to stop Clublink in their tracks, everyone has to pitch in.
Permanent Committees:
· Finance Committee (John Newbury)
· Technology Committee
· Communications Committee (Rick Johnson & Joan Zegras)
· Gov’t Relations and Zoning Committee (Mike Newsom)
· CA Board Committee (Jim McCaw)
· ClubLink & Birds of a Feather Committee
· Petition and Canvassing Committee (Carol Hugill)
· Application (Emergency) Response Committee ( Joyce Black & Punky Fedora)
· Okay We Won, Now What Committee
Again, the time is now before the next move is made. We cannot afford to wait and see what transpires if we wish to preserve our glorious lifestyles.
For those who have not seen the Notice from ClubLink to Renaissance members about Sandpiper’s closure, here it is:
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Sandpiper Golf Club Announcement
Dear Ellen Anderson,
On behalf of ClubLink US LLC, owner of the Sandpiper Golf Club, I write to inform you that, after years of sustained operational and financial challenges, ClubLink has made the difficult decision to close the Sandpiper golf course and Clubhouse indefinitely. The closure will become effective on June 1, 2023.
The Sandpiper driving range and practice green will remain open for existing Members. Additionally, existing Sandpiper Members will be able to continue their current membership at Scepter or Renaissance at their existing fee structure through the end of the 2022-2023 membership year. Bunker’s Bar will remain open for the time being.
If you have any questions regarding your Sandpiper membership, please contact our membership department at (813) 633-1015.
Closing the course has been a difficult decision for us as we want our valued ClubLink Members to have as many playable options as possible. This decision, however, was necessary given the state of operations at Sandpiper. We hope you will continue to enjoy and support our other golf courses.
Sincerely,
Paul Ascioti | Director of Operations
Sun City Center
CLUBLINK US, LLC
551 S. Powerline Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
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Please help us!
Ellie Anderson
312-282-7337